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Northern Illinois University tight ends: the 2027 room.
Who's leaving, how much production comes back, and how open the room looks for a transfer. Rebuilt every night from public roster and stats pages.
Updated Oct 30, 2026
The short version
1 of the 8 tight ends on the 2026 roster project to leave before 2027.
The tight ends projected to return produced 93% of last season's production at the position.
Its opening score of 7 ranks 10th of 10 Mountain West tight end rooms.
No incoming signees or committed transfers are on record yet.
The room by class
| Class (2026) | Projected to leave | Share of last season's production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR | 0 | 27% | |
| SO | 0 | 43% |
Classes with fewer than 3 tight ends aren't shown. Counts are rounded per class, so they may not add up to 1.
How open is it?
The opening score runs from 0 (no room) to 100 (wide open). 60% of it is the share of last season's tight end production that's projected to leave. 40% is how many starting spots aren't already held by returning starters or proven incoming transfers.
Tight ends here: 7% of production projected to leave, 0 incoming. Score: 7/100. It's a projection from public data, not a depth chart.
Would you start in this room?
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Other Mountain West tight end rooms
| School | Projected to leave | Production returning | Opening score |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Air Force Academy | 2 of 6 | 30% | 70 |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 3 of 7 | 43% | 62 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | 2 of 7 | 60% | 52 |
| North Dakota State University | 3 of 11 | 74% | 20 |
| University of Wyoming | 2 of 9 | 78% | 16 |
| University of New Mexico | 2 of 8 | 83% | 14 |
| San Jose State University | 0 of 5 | 90% | 10 |
| University of Texas at El Paso | 1 of 7 | 91% | 9 |
| University of Nevada, Reno | 2 of 7 | 92% | 8 |